British Business Bank launches fund to boost lending in the midlands
The British Business Bank's newly announced £120 million fund ($155 million) represents the first part of a wider £250 million commitment

Permira seeks to grow its direct lending AUM with new managed account
Permira Debt Managers (PDM) has launched a new managed account, which is understood to be geared towards direct lending

Direct lending growth spurs Ares's AUM above $100 billion
Yet again credit and, more specifically, direct lending is proving to be the driving force behind Ares Management’s growth

Time-saving hedge fund platforms stop opportunities evaporating
Lengthy commitment periods and drawn-out negotiations between institutional investors and fund managers could be a thing of the past thanks to a wave of multi-manager hedge fund platforms

Oaktree finds space for structured credit in new global credit fund
Oaktree Capital Management has shed some light on its eagerly-awaited push into the structured credit market

KKR Credit's upcoming direct lending fund surpasses $600 million
Fundraising for direct lending strategies is firmly on the agenda at KKR

BlueBay closes senior-only European debt fund at €3 billion
BlueBay Asset Management has announced that it is held a final close on a €3 billion European direct lending fund

Barings goes global with new mid-market strategy after rapid fund raise
Barings says that it has raised $1.3 billion for a new middle-market credit fund after less than six months on the marketing trail

Abraaj steps up fundraising for new $500 million global credit fund
The International Finance Corporation is looking to make a $20 million allocation to a new credit fund being launched by Abraaj Group

BlackRock raises UK fund with large private credit allocation
BlackRock has announced the first close of an alternatives fund with a large allocation to private credit

Crestline targets low-teen returns for direct lending follow-up
Texas-based alternatives manager Crestline Investors has begun marketing its second mid market fund, according to documents seen by Creditflux

Pemberton to take flexible approach with new direct lending strategy
Direct lender Pemberton will have the ability to provide junior financing to performing companies as part of a new initiative

Hayfin raises €2.2 billion for special opportunities strategy
Hayfin Capital Management yesterday announced that it has completed fundraising for its new special opportunities strategy

Permira holds final close on direct lending fund after attracting new investors
Over half the investors in Permira's new direct lending fund are new relationships with manager revealing that PCS 3 has reached €2.1 billion including leverage

Alcentra teams with Steadfast for $3 billion global mid-market strategy
Steadfast Capital Markets Group and Alcentra have announced the launch of a new credit fund, which will lend to companies in the US and western Europe

Partners Group tops €1 billion for new multi-asset credit programme
Partners Group says that it has raised €1 billion for what it describes as a multi-asset credit programme

Permira nears final close on new direct lending fund
London’s Permira Debt Managers is edging closer to a final close on its latest direct lending fund, according to an article by Unquote

Sound Point targets Italian mid market for special situations fund
Sound Point Capital Management is understood to be targeting between $200 million and $300 million for a new European credit hedge fund

Alcentra and reit specialist Steadfast team up for fund
Alcentra has launched a new retail fund in the US to invest in mid-market credit

Standard Life unit looks to put money to work in European direct lending
SL Capital has opened for business in private debt with officials at the company confirming that they have started with €270 million of capital to lend to privately-owned European borrowers

Muzinich brings in €180 million for new European private credit fund
Muzinich has held a first close on a pan-European private debt fund with €180 million in commitments

Ares wins $1.1 billion in global direct lending SMAs in strong start to 2017
Direct lending proved to be Ares Management’s most successful strategy in fundraising terms with the firm registering $1.1 billion of inflows for European and US private debt in the first quarter

Fund manager sees global appeal for new $2 billion energy lending fund
EIG welcomes commitments from non-US based investors for its new direct lending fund

Investing ethically is worth it
Managers could see less volatile returns as a result of their increasing adoption of ESG-friendly portfolios; meanwhile direct lending is spreading across Europe

Nordic asset manager launches debut private credit fund
A Helsinki-based manager has partnered with MV Credit Partners for its debut direct lending fund